Foshan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$208	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	70	49
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.47M

The cost of living in Foshan is 17% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6726th ($611 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 6th in China and Zambia, respectively. Check China vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 2601st and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Lusaka

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	Foshan	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$9642

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675